Let the 2013 Garden Begin!

My Garden Plan:

99 Square Feet of garden space for over 300 plants!
If I started planting any of the items listed below, you will be able to select it to go to its growing page.


*Bok Choy - 6 Squares - 4 Ea => 24 plants (Last Post - June 2, 2013)
*Peppers - 21 Squares - 1 Ea => 21 plants (Last Post - June 2, 2013)
*Cabbage - 2 Squares - 1 Ea => 2 plants  (Last Post - July 20, 2013)
*Eggplant - 1 Square - 1 Ea => 1 plant (Last Post - June 2, 2013)
*Tomato - 15 Squares - 1 Ea => 15 plants (Last Post - June 2, 2013)
*Celery - 3 Squares - 1 Ea => 3 plants  (Last Post - June 2, 2013)
*Basil - 1 Square - 4 Ea => 4 plants (Last Post - June 2, 2013)
Lemon Thyme - 1 Square - 1 Ea => 1 plant
*Butternut Squash - 1 Square - 1 Ea => 1 plant
*Spaghetti Squash - 1 Square - 1 Ea => 1 plant (Last Post - July 20, 2013)
*Onions - 4 Squares - 9 Ea => 36 plants (Last Post - June 2, 2013)
*Peas - 4 Squares - 8 Ea => 32 plants (Last Post - June 2, 2013)
*Spinach - 3 Squares - 9 Ea => 27 plants (Last Post - July 20, 2013)
*Lettuce - 3 Squares - 4 Ea => 12 plants (Last Post - July 20, 2013)
Bush Beans - 2 Squares - 9 Ea => 18 plants (Last Post - July 20, 2013)
Pole Beans - 4 Squares - 8 Ea => 32 plants
Pickling Cucumbers - 4 Squares - 8 Ea => 32 plants
Slicing Cucumbers - 2 Squares - 8 Ea => 16 plants (Last Post - July 20, 2013)
*Cilantro 1 Square - 4 Ea => 4 plants (Last Post - June 2, 2013)
*Dill - random planting outside of garden (Last Post - March 31, 2013)
Green Onion - Line cold box grid => not sure amount
Carrots - Line cold box grid => not sure amount
Radish - Line cold box grid => not sure amount
Quinoa - placing in front yard flowerbed => not sure amount
Sugar Watermelon - not sure amount or location...couldn't resist when my hubby wanted it (Last Updated - July 20, 2013)
Zucchini - went to a garden show and they game me the seeds...no what?!?!  I can't not plant them! - (Last Post - July 20, 2013)
Compost (Last Post - March 30, 2013)
Outside Garden (Last Post - April 13, 2013)

* = planting indoors
Purchase plant - why can't I buy seeds?  I can't find them?  My entire garden is from seeds except one :(
Haven't researched



I just went to the Jefferson County Gardener's Spring Symposium with my father-in-law and his girlfriend. I recommend this course for anyone. While I was there they gave some seeds away and I mostly picked out flowers but got a surprise zucchini in my packet.

Now I have Quinoa, Sugar Watermelon, and Zucchini in my garden plan without a plan.

This is how I store my seeds. I have them alphabetized as best I can in this little thingy. I keep the thingy in my spare refrigerator crisper drawer in a big canister that has rice in it.


Here is my simple set up.


 Thought this was a cool picture.  This is a picture of the condensation in the clear dome.


My First Zucchini!




July 28, 2013






July 20, 2013



See the split below - that happens when the tomato gets a burst of water during its growing cycle.  It's important to have a consistent watering schedule.  This happened because we have had a lot of rain.





Lettuce and Spinach

July 20, 2013









Spinach - When your spinach starts to bolt like the picture below, pull the plant and harvest it.  Then you plant another seed in its place


Watermelon

July 20, 2013

Forming flower




Training the vines around the cage




Slicing Cucumber

July 20, 2013

This is my straight eight.



Bush Bean - Green Bean

July 20, 2013






Cabbage Update

July 20, 2013

I can't believe how fast it grew.  It actually looks like a cabbage!  Only I could be amazed that a cabbage seed would actually grow a cabbage.  LOL


Eggplant

July 20, 2013




Peppers

July 20, 2013


Spaghetti Squash

July 20, 2013


Zucchini Flower

July 20th







Tom and Emma's Garden


July 19, 2013

This is Tom and Emma's garden.  It's four times bigger than you can see from this picture.






May 25, 2013


Here's Tom


This is Emma!  :)





Our Amazing Dog: Skyler

Scroll down for the garden blog - enjoy our Skyler photos on your way down.











June 2nd update - variety of things here

June 2, 2013

I'm being lazy and putting a bunch of pictures in one post - sorry


My husband working on my garden area


Pepper planting time - Basil - and Cilantro

Tomatoes straightened out.  See my onions?

Here's my cold weather box:  Bok Choy, Peas, and a variety of lettuces

Garden Box 2 - Here's my celery, eggplant, and my tiny cabbages that should be much bigger!

Bought a whisky barrel from the Rocky Mountain Barrel Company  I was lucky enough to get two quarts of Breckenridge Whisky for free!